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The Metropolitan Police has announced that it will stop investigating “non-crime hate incidents” after it emerged that Father Ted creator Graham Linehan will face no further action over social media posts about transgender issues. ‌

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer was arrested at Heathrow Airport after flying in from Arizona in September by the Met Police on suspicion of inciting violence over three posts he had made on X. The arrest sparked controversy, with Conservative politicians and Harry Potter author JK Rowling among those who criticised the arrest. ‌

The head of the Met Police said at the time that officers are in “an impossible position” when dealing with statements made online. Following Linehan’s announcement on Monday that the probe into his posts has

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